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Now open for applications!
The Seed Sovereignty Programme’s flagship ‘year-long’ training in seed politics, practice and production is now open for applications!* The comprehensive course is delivered via monthly Zoom-based webinars with industry experts, site visits and farm walks to seed production organisations and enterprises, and opportunities to share and connect within regional networks. It’s especially relevant to growers […]
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February Introduction to Seed Saving in Scotland Training
Online event Saturday 1 Feb 2025 & Saturday 8 Feb 2025 Select tickets Interested in seed saving and want to learn more? 🌱 Join our Seed Saving in Scotland Online Training! 🌞 * This training takes place over two dates in February from 11am-2pm* Day 1: Saturday, 1st Feb Day 2: Saturday, 8th Feb Purchasing […]
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January SeedTV: Seed Stories from the Pacific Northwest
Online event Thursday 16 Jan 202518:30 – 20:00 Select tickets An antidote to the January blues, join us for this edition of Seed TV with Holly Silvester, our Future Resilience Seed Coordinator. Holly will be sharing stories from her Churchill Fellowship travels where she visited the thriving seed network of the Pacific Northwest of the US […]
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Growing to Seed? Grow to health and happiness!
The results of our Growing to Seed project are in! As a programme, our aim is to build a robust seed system in the UK and Ireland, built around principles of agro-ecology, open pollination and resilience to changing conditions. However, as practitioners ‘in the field’ we also bear witness to the more intangible benefits of […]
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Apply for the 2025 Seed Sovereignty Microfund
We are happy to announce the launch of our new Seed Sovereignty Microfund for 2025. This fund aims to provide targeted support to projects advancing seed sovereignty across the UK and Ireland. For our inaugural year we shall be focusing on addressing issues caused by limited access to equipment and so are looking to fund […]
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Calling all seed growers interested in the radical possibilities of growing diverse populations!
Crowd Breeding Project 2025, aims to facilitate collaborative plant breeding of diverse populations. Utilising the method of crowd breeding, we hope to inspire collaboration and explore how we can collectively curate locally adapted, resilient and diverse crops. Building on the success of the pilot in 2024, we are opening the project up to more applicants for […]
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Sheffield Tomato Fest 2024
Sheffield’s inaugural Tomato Fest took place this September, on one of the most gloriously sunny days we’ve had this year! (Of course, this is not coincidental. We booked the sunshine 😉) Tomato Fest was just one of the celebratory manifestations of the tomato trials that the Seed Sovereignty Programme have been running this year. A […]
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Contracting for Seed Toolkit
Fair, transparent contracts between seed producers and seed companies are vital as we develop our seed network in the UK and Ireland. The Gaia Foundation’s Seed Sovereignty Programme has been supporting the locally produced open-pollinated seed movement in the UK and Ireland since 2017. Included in this diverse and vibrant network are a number of […]
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Join us!
We’re looking for a seed enthusiast based in Scotland to take up the role of Regional Coordinator (maternity cover) for our Seed Sovereignty Programme! The programme, which began in 2017, facilitates the development of a biodiverse and resilient seed system in the UK and Ireland through building networks, providing training and mentoring, and supporting routes to market for […]
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Summertime learning in the heart of the Midlands!
High summer is the time reserved for site visits and farm walks, so our seed production trainees can see their learning in action! We were delighted to bring together our northern and southern England groups together, with members of the Wales Seed Hub, for a ‘West Midlands’ seed experience in early July. Warwick Crop Centre […]
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